Today we will talk about the damage done to culture by war. The small republic of South Ossetia has lost nearly a thousand of its citizens as a result of the Georgian attack of the 7th of August. Not only were human lives lost as a result of indiscriminate shelling, but also the invaluable cultural heritage of this country. To talk about this damage we’re joined on Spotlight by Russia’s Special Representative for Cultural Co-operation, Mikhail Shvydkoy.